Remember when Jonathan Drouin was still on Tampa Bay? Things weren’t always sunshine and rainbows for him before being traded to the Montreal Canadiens. Drouin spent some time away from the team in the 2015-2016 season after he was suspended for failing to report to the Syracuse Crunch. It’s a well-known story by now, but the 23-year-old felt that he was better than the AHL, wasn’t getting a fair opportunity to play in the NHL, and thus requested a trade.
In Montreal, the Habs were in the midst of their cliff dive from the top of the standings after losing Carey Price to what would later be a season-ending injury.